Marine Order 31 (SOLAS and non-SOLAS certification) 2019
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In this Marine Order:
approved inspection and maintenance plan means a plan approved under section 26.
approved reactor installation means an installation approved under section 34.
approved safety assessment means an assessment approved under section 35.
anniversary date, for a certificate, means the day and the month of each year that corresponds to the date of expiry of the certificate.
certificate of classification, for a vessel, means a certificate issued by a classification society on completion of surveys or inspections verifying that the vessel is in compliance with its rules and regulations for the standards of hull, machinery, boilers, electrical equipment and control systems.
classification society means a non-government organisation that:
(a) establishes and maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of vessels and offshore structures; and
(b) verifies compliance with its rules and regulations.
Note For further information about classification societies — see the International Association of Classification Societies’ website at http://www.iacs.org.uk.
Code of Safety for Diving Systems, 1995 means the Code of Safety for Diving Systems, 1995, adopted by IMO Resolution A.831 (19), as amended from time to time.
ESP Code means the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011, adopted by IMO Resolution A.1049 (27), as in force from time to time.
ISM Code means the International Safety Management (ISM) Code that has the same meaning as in Regulation 1 of Chapter IX of SOLAS.
ISM Guidelines means the Revised Guidelines on the implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Administrations, adopted by IMO Resolution A.1071(28), as amended from time to time.
offshore industry unit means a vessel that:
(a) is for use in any operational activity mentioned in subclause 4(1) or 4(5A) of Schedule 3 to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006; and
(b) does not include a vessel mentioned in subclause 4(6) of that schedule.